Un bebé llamado Donald Trump desata la polémica en Afganistán (Fotos)

Un bebé llamado Donald Trump desata la polémica en Afganistán (Fotos)

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows Afghan toddler Donald Trump, who is aged around 18 months, playing at his home in Kabul. Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around the unfurnished room in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his "infidel" name is causing in the conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler, whose parents named him after the more famous Donald Trump in the hope of replicating his success, is at the centre of a social media firestorm after a photo of his Afghan ID papers was posted on Facebook. / AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION' BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI
El bebé Donald Trump, de Afganistán // AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH ‘AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION’ BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI

 

Donald Trump se agarra a su andadera blanco y rosa y recorre la modesta vivienda de sus padres en Kabul, felizmente ajeno al escándalo que su “nombre infiel” está causando en un país musulmán profundamente conservador. AFP

Los padres de este pequeño de mejillas rosadas le dieron el nombre del multimillonario presidente de Estados Unidos con la esperanza de que tuviera tanto éxito como él. Pero ahora es el centro de una tormenta que sacude las redes sociales en Afganistán desde que su foto y su documento de identidad fueron divulgados en Facebook.





Sayed Asadulá Pooya, que confiesa ser fan del magnate convertido en líder del mundo libre, afirma que él y su esposa recibieron un alud de comentarios “vulgares e insultantes” por la elección de este nombre para su tercer hijo.

Algunos usuarios de Facebook llegaron a amenazar con matar a Sayed por ponerle a su niño un “nombre infiel”, mientras otros lo acusan de hipotecar la vida del pequeño.

Incluso se sugirió que Sayed está utilizando el nombre para pedir asilo en Estados Unidos, una acusación que este profesor de 28 años niega con vehemencia.

“No sabía al principio que los afganos serían tan sensibles a un nombre”, dice a la AFP, mientras Donald Trump juega con una aplicación musical en el teléfono de su padre.

Sayed afirma que alguien divulgó la foto, desatando la controversia que le llevó a tener que cerrar su cuenta de Facebook.

Incluso los vecinos de la familia, en una zona de gran mayoría chiita de Kabul, los amenazaron y les dijeron que se fueran.

“Cuando salgo de casa me siento intimidado”, asegura.

 

Inspirado por Trump

Donald nació en la provincia de Daikundi (centro), pocos meses antes de las elecciones presidenciales de 2016 en Estados Unidos, en la granja en que los padres y abuelos de Sayed cultivaban almendras, trigo y maíz.

Sayed halló la inspiración para llamar a su hijo Donald Trump tras leer las traducciones de los libros del magnate, entre ellos “How to get rich” (“Como hacerse rico”, 2004), que tomó de la biblioteca local.

“Busqué mucha información sobre él y eso me motivó a elegir su nombre”, explica.

Espera que su hijo pronto tenga “tanto éxito”, afirma asegurando que las fotos del presidente estadounidense ya arrancan una sonrisa a su joven tocayo.

Las bromas se transformaron en ira cuando los padres de Sayed comprendieron que la pareja decía en serio lo del nombre. Las relaciones se rompieron y la joven familia se mudó a Kabul.

Su vida no puede ser más diferente de la que disfruta el homónimo de su hijo, que pasa su tiempo entre la Casa Blanca y su lujosa residencia en Florida.

Los cinco miembros de la familia viven hacinados en un austero cuarto que da a un pequeño patio con un baño exterior y que alquilan por 2.000 afganis (30 dólares) al mes.

Frente a su verja metálica discurre un laberinto de calles de tierra apenas suficientemente amplias para que pase un coche, casas de ladrillos de barro y pútridos desagües abiertos.

Durante la entrevista, la madre de Donald Trump, Jamila, lava la ropa de la familia en una pequeña máquina exterior mientras vigila a la hija de la pareja, Fátima, de nueve años, y a su hermano mayor, Karim, de ocho.

Pese a la controversia, estos padres no han infringido ninguna ley al darle a su hijo un nombre no islámico, afirma Rohulá Ahmadzai, un alto responsable de la Oficina de Registro Civil de Kabul.

Asegura que tienen el derecho legal “de llamar a su hijo como quieran”.

A Sayed le preocupa la seguridad de su familia, y especialmente de Donald Trump, pero se mantiene tozudo en sus convicciones.

“Es probable… que sus compañeros de clase lo acosen o le peguen”, afirma. Pero “no voy a reconsiderar” su nombre. “Que se vayan todos al infierno”.

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows Afghan toddler Donald Trump, who is aged around 18 months, playing at his home in Kabul. Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around the unfurnished room in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his "infidel" name is causing in the conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler, whose parents named him after the more famous Donald Trump in the hope of replicating his success, is at the centre of a social media firestorm after a photo of his Afghan ID papers was posted on Facebook. / AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION' BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI
Foto AFP / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH ‘AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION’ BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI

 

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows Afghan father Sayed Assadullah Pooya, 28, looking on alongside his son Donald Trump, aged around 18 months, during an interview with AFP at their home in Kabul. Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around the unfurnished room in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his "infidel" name is causing in the conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler, whose parents named him after the more famous Donald Trump in the hope of replicating his success, is at the centre of a social media firestorm after a photo of his Afghan ID papers was posted on Facebook. / AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION' BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI
Foto AFP / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH ‘AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION’ BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI

 

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows Afghan father Sayed Assadullah Pooya, 28, looking on alongside his son Donald Trump, aged around 18 months, during an interview with AFP at their home in Kabul. Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around the unfurnished room in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his "infidel" name is causing in the conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler, whose parents named him after the more famous Donald Trump in the hope of replicating his success, is at the centre of a social media firestorm after a photo of his Afghan ID papers was posted on Facebook. / AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION' BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI
Foto AFP / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH ‘AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION’ BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI

 

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows Afghan father Sayed Assadullah Pooya, 28, posing for a photograph with his son Donald Trump, aged around 18 months, at their home in Kabul. Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around the unfurnished room in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his "infidel" name is causing in the conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler, whose parents named him after the more famous Donald Trump in the hope of replicating his success, is at the centre of a social media firestorm after a photo of his Afghan ID papers was posted on Facebook. / AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION' BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI
Foto AFP / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH ‘AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION’ BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI

 

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows Afghan toddler Donald Trump (R), who is aged around 18 months, playing with his sister Fatemah (C), 8, and his brother Kareem, 9, at their home in Kabul. Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around the unfurnished room in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his "infidel" name is causing in the conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler, whose parents named him after the more famous Donald Trump in the hope of replicating his success, is at the centre of a social media firestorm after a photo of his Afghan ID papers was posted on Facebook. / AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION' BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI
Foto AFP / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH ‘AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION’ BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI

 

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows Afghan toddler Donald Trump, who is aged around 18 months, playing at his home in Kabul. Donald Trump flops over his pink and white baby walker and rolls it around the unfurnished room in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his "infidel" name is causing in the conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler, whose parents named him after the more famous Donald Trump in the hope of replicating his success, is at the centre of a social media firestorm after a photo of his Afghan ID papers was posted on Facebook. / AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH 'AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION' BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI
Foto AFP / Wakil KOHSAR / TO GO WITH ‘AFGHANISTAN-PEOPLE-RELIGION’ BY ALLISON JACKSON AND MUSHTAQ MOJADDIDI